Bessemer, Michigan · United States · ski area
Black River Basin ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Black River Basin is a ski area in Bessemer, Michigan, United States with 10 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 366 m and 493 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 10 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 493 m
- Vertical drop
- 127 m
- Nearest airport
- RHI · 105 km
Slopes by difficulty
20 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Chairlifts
- 1 Rope tows
Black River Basin is a ski area in Bessemer, Michigan, the United States. Its 20 mapped downhill runs add up to 10 km, which ranks it #214 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 523 m long.
Slopes at Black River Basin
About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 29% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes Black River Basin a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 366 m up to 493 m, a vertical drop of 127 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Black River Basin
The nearest airport is Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI), about 105 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 17 min by car; Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is 137 km away. Nearby ski areas include Jackson Creek Summit (14.9 km), Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort (13.5 km), Wolverine Ski Trails and Mount Zion Ski Area (3.4 km), which together add 51 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Black River Basin
- 1 RHI105 kmstraight line
- 2 CMX137 kmstraight line
- 3 IMT164 kmstraight line
- 4 DLH172 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Black River Basin
- 2 kmJackson Creek Summit15 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 530 m
- 7 kmBig Powderhorn Mountain Resort13 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 497 m
- 8 kmWolverine Ski Trailsup to 538 m
- 13 kmMount Zion Ski Area3.4 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 524 m
- 16 kmActive Backwoods Retreat Ski Trailsup to 500 m
- 33 kmWhitecap Mountain19 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 541 m
- 37 kmWinMan Trailsup to 540 m
- 41 kmMECCA Trailsup to 495 m
- 43 kmPorcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex11 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 415 m
- 52 kmCopper Falls State Park Winter Trailsup to 387 m
- 72 kmWintergreen Ski and Hiking Trailup to 489 m
- 72 kmMadeline Lake Trail Systemup to 503 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.